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Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> --On December 23, 2005 12:47:26 PM -0500 Jim Jagielski <jim@jaguNET.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Q: The Incubator controls who leaves... who controls who
>> enters? It seems like both are needed.
>> A: Yes, and there are controls for who enters as well.
>> Applicants must be sponsored by a current PMC, or
>> the board. There is currently some discussion on
>
> I thought the Board delegated the initial proposal approval of new TLP
> projects (i.e. no sponsoring PMC) to the Incubator PMC? As a
> checkpoint, the Board will certify the *exit* of podling's TLPs after
> the Incubator certifies again. When a project has PMC approval, the
> Incubaotr PMC alone can do the certification of exit.
It effectively works out that way.
As a current PMC, the incubator can sponsor a proposal. In fact, the
incubator policy[1] explicitly calls out this case.
I don't expect the board to ever sponsor a project again - but then
again the board hasn't given up the right to do so.
- Sam Ruby
[1] http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html#Sponsor
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